I'm working on a script right about Civil War re-enactors who go back in time to the actual Civil War. It's kind of a big, crazy Back to the Future comedy. So, of course, it's the Civil War - I play the banjo. I was just having a conversation with one of the producers about some of the material and he was like, 'You know, we have to work in a scene where you play the banjo. And I was like I'll get behind that.
Ed HelmsImprovisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you can just go for it.
Ed HelmsWho among us wouldn't rush out and buy a Pepsi if we thought it would make the Osborne's disappear?
Ed HelmsYou take a vacation to a place like Thailand and you're ready for the excitement of something new and foreign. But when you're working 14-hour days, all you want is something familiar to ground you. And there's just nothing there.
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